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And, come to think of it, latex gloves probably generate electrostatic discharge.? Sensitive components like CMOS logic could be damaged.? I would avoid any kind of gloves while working on electronics.? Maybe ESD-safe finger cots, but I have never seen the need for those.Jim Ford?Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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-------- Original message --------From: Chuck Harris <cfharris@...> Date: 8/27/19 6:52 AM (GMT-08:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] 2247A PSU Troubleshooting You imagine that you are protecting yourself, but yourprotection efforts remind me of the comic routines wheresome hapless character gets dressed in a hazardous wastesuit, complete with a hockey mask, ski goggles, tongs, andoven mitts all to take a soiled diaper out to the trash.A linesman's glove so completely eliminates any dexterity,that safe manipulation of something as tiny as an anodelead is awkward at best... all to protect you from a zapthat is no more potent than a static zap to a doorknob inthe winter.Latex surgeon's gloves during electronic work, is a fool'sfolly beyond belief.? The glove, by virtue of its sealednature will capture your hands sweat, covering them witha highly conductive layer that is capable of reducing yourskin's protective resistance to a point where even 24V couldconduct enough current into your heart to be fatal.Further, DC rarely if ever can cause a heart to enter a fatalrhythm.? It will, at most, skip a beat, and continue on inits normal rhythm.Stop trying to improvise safety, you lack the experience tobe able to recognize safe and unsafe methods.? Instead, pleasestudy some legitimate sources, and learn about HV safety, asit pertains to TV and radio repair.? If you can't, please,please do your friends and family a favor, and take up stampcollecting, or golf.-Chuck Harrisnielsentelecom@... wrote:> Chuck,> > The only use of the linesman glove was to put the HT anode lead somewhere that would hold it from moving, and to keep it away from me. I never implied to wear them while working in electronics, they also have a leather shell glove to protect the linesman glove from damage.> > But I do use latex gloves when doing this work, I'm not relying on them to protect me, but rather to add a weak safety net, since I have them lying around, they improve grip, and add a decent layer of uncertified protection, but they tear easily.> > This reply is a little dated I know, haven't been following the thread for awhile.> > NielsenTelecom
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